This edition of LiveLink includes the latest trends in Australian live export trade statistics and prices. Please note that all export data over the past nine months may later be revised. Feeder and slaughter cattle exports in declined 40 from the previous month, totalling 35,556. Lower availability of Australian cattle and higher cattle prices continue to provide challenges to live cattle export markets. Since the last edition of LiveLink, there has been further government policy s in Indonesia, with the most significant being the increase in the maximum average weight for feeder cattle and feeder buffalo, from 350kg to 450kg. The ruling, effective as of 21 2017, will allow Australian exporters a greater level of flexibility in sourcing stock to ship to Indonesia. The 1:5 breeder-to-feeder ratio still applies and will be implemented in a phased manner, with the first audit to be conducted in December 2018. Breeder numbers to Indonesia moved noticeably higher in, reaching 1,185. BULOG looks likely to bring in the remainder of the initial 110,000 tonne Indian buffalo meat import permit allocation in the lead up to Ramadhan which occurs in May (50,000 tonnes of permits are yet to be realised). Current wet market prices for Indian buffalo meat in the Greater Jakarta vary widely and range from IDR 57,000-105,000/kg, with fresh beef prices trading at a premium from IDR 115,000-120,000/kg. Vietnam feeder and slaughter numbers dropped in, to just 3,144 - albeit coming off a higher base following the lunar New Year which occurred at the end of January. Beef consumption in Vietnam usually drifts lower through the summer and importer demand continues to be challenged by current prices. Table 1 Feeder and slaughter cattle exports by destination Brunei 739 Cambodia China 1,195 Egypt Indonesia 21,385 40,747 66,048 Israel 9,782 7,035 Japan 1,077 1,048 Jordan Kuwait 50 49 50 Malaysia 900 1,540 Mauritius Mexico Philippines 1,542 Qatar 150 Russian Federation Thailand Turkey 15,000 UAE Vietnam 3,144 14,451 10,674 Total volume 35,556 59,655 101,395 5,612 5,039 11 573 2,800 2,800 1,533 150 922 1,383 18,500-100 -18,500 568,138 643,884-12 -75,746 64,515 81,254-21 -16,739 7,704 10,078-24 -2,374 2,233-100 -2,233 449 100 349 349 26,045 49,731-48 -23,686 2,140-100 -2,140 6,677 6,677 17,236 26,716-35 -9,480 1,250 250 400 1,000 16,812 34,211-51 -17,399 1,461 5,230-72 -3,769 50,900 7,000 627 43,900 205 500-59 -295 156,193 338,932-54 -182,739 927,530 1,225,948-24 -298,418 Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 1 of 6
Table 2 Feeder and slaughter cattle exports by port Year 2015 2016 2017 Total Darwin Unknown* Townsville Fremantle Broome Port Adelaide Wyndham Other Sep 64,582 26,386 19,073 12,033 3,107 3,983 Oct 122,902 122,902 Nov 106,488 32,332 29,227 16,750 4,105 2,085 21,989 Dec 68,387 39,850 10,294 11,482 6,761 Jan 106,257 19,902 21,280 49,300 15,775 Feb 81,156 20,033 35,114 13,131 6,397 6,481 Mar 91,917 43,892 17,146 6,643 5,209 19,027 Apr 98,095 14,656 33,340 8,878 24,494 5,020 3,741 7,966 May 86,659 33,519 21,290 3,000 17,427 8,012 3,411 Jun 99,096 45,283 12,014 12,728 17,599 6,631 2,733 2,108 Jul 81,052 46,016 6,528 12,420 13,327 2,761 Aug 83,307 33,917 19,797 7,990 9,463 5,363 6,777 Sep 29,931 9,743 12,983 5,016 2,189 Oct 71,368 20,104 19,141 17,225 8,277 6,621 Nov 89,499 36,350 3,646 36,117 2,830 3,500 7,056 Dec 102,634 43,722 13,388 40,536 2,000 2,988 Jan 59,655 12,332 31,995 8,822 6,506 Feb ** 35,556 Data specifications Due to the timing of live export trade data being released, both Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) data is used in this report. The most recent month and, at times, second most recent month trade data comes from DAWR. This data is then updated when ABS data is released. * In October 2015, the ABS did not disclose feeder and slaughter cattle trade data to Vietnam, China and Japan. For this month, individual country shipments have been estimated by MLA. In addition, trade data by individual port was also not disclosed in October 2015 this data is aggregated under Unknown port. ** DAWR does not report on individual ports. Port data is updated when released by the ABS. All pricing data is collected by Meat and Livestock Australia from a range of sources. For more detailed live export price information, in addition to other northern cattle markets, click here to access the latest edition of the North of the Tropic Beef Report. Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 2 of 6
Table 3 Beef and dairy breeder cattle exports by destination Bangladesh 4 China 3,280 6,125 11,726 Indonesia 1,185 19 606 Japan Kuwait 255 Laos Malaysia 75 63 171 Pakistan 1,799 1,799 2,437 Philippines Qatar Russian Federation Samoa Sri Lanka Taiwan 351 184 Thailand 4 202 Turkey UAE 11 120 Vietnam 30 Total volume 6,354 6,558 15,735 4 70-94 -66 89,363 89,092 0 271 3,654 1,977 85 1,677 303 12 2425 291 255 3,204-92 -2,949 930-100 -930 1,499 2,800-46 -1,301 6,989 2,553 174 4,436 240 240 360-100 -360 2,354-100 -2,354 46-100 -46 2,498-100 -2,498 1,369 411 233 958 237 237 3,475 3,475 292 379-23 -87 2,454 4,381-44 -1,927 108,365 111,067-2 -2,702 Table 4 Beef and dairy breeder cattle exports by port Year 2016 2017 Total Portland Geelong Sydney Melbourne Port Adelaide Fremantle Darwin Other Mar 11,914 10,077 45 220 1,572 Apr 8,877 8,434 260 183 May 12,272 7,917 3,828 90 435 2 Jun 12,696 8,721 30 470 3,475 Jul 9,479 3,904 4,020 40 71 930 514 Aug 8,486 8,267 219 Sep 10,461 9,924 48 489 Oct 4,422 4,000 222 200 Nov 1,111 230 460 421 Dec 15,735 9,887 2,000 202 789 2,651 206 Jan 6,558 6,125 82 351 Feb ** 6,354 Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 3 of 6
Table 5 Sheep exports by destination Argentina 8 11 Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Chile China Egypt Fiji Indonesia 24 Israel 21,000 Japan 81 Jordan 15,857 Kazakhstan Kuwait 59,062 20,595 40,139 Lebanon Malaysia 2,443 2,909 8,558 New Zealand 2 Oman 9,741 Philippines Qatar 50,000 37,000 35,000 Samoa Singapore Taiwan 215 UAE 9,451 4,000 11,500 Uruguay 5 Total volume 167,782 64,611 95,208 32 32 0 285,000-100 -285,000 50 50 300 831-64 -531 20-100 -20 6,456 11,990-46 -5,534 9,500-100 -9,500 77 77 24 24 113,651 105,548 8 8,103 81 81 178,057 106,000 68 72,057 7-100 -7 635,566 676,105-6 -40,539 12,000 12,000 59,644 54,573 9 5,071 11 5 120 6 92,481 86,804 7 5,677 116 243-52 -127 588,000 397,148 48 190,852 14-100 -14 2,100 1,980 6 120 215 215 191,937 217,111-12 -25,174 5 70-93 -65 1,880,803 1,952,981-4 -72,178 Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 4 of 6
Sheep exports for totalled 167,782, an almost three-fold increase from the previous month. With Ramadan approaching in May, there is a move from importers to ensure product arrives in time for the religious festival. Also, improved conditions seen across most of Western Australia have seen yardings increase, as farmers look to utilise the land for cropping. Want to subscribe to the monthly LiveLink report? Email marketinfo@mla.com.au to receive any of MLA's regular reports free of charge. Click here to find the full list of MLA market information publications. Table 6 Sheep exports by port Year 2015 2016 2017 Total Fremantle Port Adelaide Perth Portland Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Other Sep 263,258 207,156 45,000 6,182 606 2,955 1,359 Oct 156,968 153,425 1,095 711 30 1,707 Nov 95,143 90,842 1,437 183 627 1,869 185 Dec 225,657 179,628 42,790 734 1,668 837 Jan 98,815 89,262 5,000 2,036 24 2,493 Feb 123,087 79,887 38,484 2,237 171 32 1,628 648 Mar 245,280 241,403 2,922 108 98 749 Apr 198,033 193,166 2,536 100 657 1,574 May 75,806 52,293 20,245 1,066 116 692 1,394 Jun 130,883 124,028 2,972 1,567 275 2,041 Jul 198,147 194,300 2,164 250 1,433 Aug 245,339 202,509 33,000 3,835 1,017 2,529 2,449 Sep 105,417 96,894 6,867 350 132 1,174 Oct 197,093 193,949 2,297 54 793 Nov 157,204 151,438 2,077 2,168 1,521 Dec 95,208 89,639 2,561 67 2,941 Jan 64,611 61,595 2,245 24 83 664 Feb ** 167,782 Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 5 of 6
Table 7 Goat exports by destination Brunei Fiji Indonesia 7 Malaysia 514 305 734 Nepal New Zealand Philippines 25 UAE 128 Vietnam Total volume 667 312 734 216 1,431-85 -1,215 75 75 7 211-97 -204 34,419 83,869-59 -49,450 70 96-27 -26 7 1 600 6 447 483-7 -36 5,468 3,082 77 2,386 779 779 41,488 89,173-53 -47,685 Goat exports remained limited with increased competition from small stock processors for the limited pool of livestock. Over-the-hook goat prices continued their record breaking trend, with the indicators tracking a little above 650 /kg cwt this week. Weekly goat slaughter has trended higher throughout 2017 and was almost 54,000 last week, up 25 year-on-year. In contrast, total goat exports, primarily to Malaysia, totalled just 667 in. Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, 2016. ABN 39 081 678 364. MLA makes no representations as to the accuracy of any information or advice contained in this publication and excludes all liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise as a result of reliance by any person on such information or advice. All use of MLA publications, reports and information is subject to MLA s Market Report and Information Terms of Use. Please read our terms of use carefully and ensure you are familiar with its content click here for MLA s terms of use. Prepared by MLA on: 24/03/2017 12:02:37 PM Page 6 of 6